This skillet chocolate chip cookie isn’t your ordinary chocolate chip cookie! It’s an elevated treat with chunks of rich dark chocolate and gooey chocolate chips, baked to golden perfection in a large skillet. It’s the perfect family-friendly dessert that’s sure to be a hit with any chocolate lover.
For an extra touch of decadence, serve this skillet chocolate chip cookie warm with a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream on top. The contrast of warm cookie and cold ice cream is pure bliss and will take this dessert to the next level of deliciousness.
Whether you’re serving it at a party or treating yourself to a solo indulgence, our skillet chocolate chip cookie is a must-try recipe. Get ready for everyone to ask you for the recipe after they’ve tried it!
Table of Contents
- What Is a Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie?
- Ingredients You Need
- Skip the Dishes, and Make a Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie in a Skillet Instead
- Flavor Variations
- Serving Suggestions
- Common Questions About This Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
- More Skillet Dessert Recipes
- Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
What Is a Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie?
A chocolate chip skillet cookie, also sometimes known as a pizookie, is just a giant chocolate chip cookie baked in a skillet. As a result, the edges become golden and crisp, and the center remains soft and gooey.
Made to feed a crowd, it’s the perfect dessert for holidays or when you’re hosting. Made with minimal prep time, it’s quick to prepare, and every bite is bursting with indulgent chocolate flavor!
Ingredients You Need
Below is an overview of the ingredients and instructions for this recipe. Be sure to scroll down to the recipe card below for the complete details and nutrition information!
- Butter – We recommend using unsalted butter to avoid an overpoweringly salty taste! Allow it to set out at room temperature and soften before you begin.
- Sugar – A combination of granulated sugar and light brown sugar helps sweeten the cookie dough while keeping it soft and moist.
- Flour – All-purpose flour forms the base of the dough. If needed, substitute a 1:1 all-purpose gluten-free flour to keep this recipe gluten-free.
- Eggs – We use a whole egg and egg yolks for a super rich flavor.
- Sea Salt – Just a pinch helps enhance the sweet taste.
- Baking Soda – Make sure it’s fresh! Otherwise, your skillet chocolate chip cookie recipe won’t rise.
- Chocolate Bar – We prefer to use a dark chocolate bar, but any kind you like best will work.
- Chocolate Chips – Use semi-sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips.
Skip the Dishes, and Make a Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie in a Skillet Instead
Before you begin, preheat your oven, and grease an 8-inch skillet or round oven-safe baking dish with butter or cooking spray.
- Cream the butter and sugars together in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the egg, and beat to combine. Then, add the egg yolk, and beat again.
- Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Whisk the dry ingredients (flour, salt, and baking soda) together in a separate bowl.
- Add the dry ingredients to the bowl of wet ingredients, and mix just until combined and no streaks remain. Be very careful not to overmix!
- Chop the chocolate bar into chunks, and fold the chocolate chunks into the cookie dough.
- Transfer half of the dough to the prepared skillet. Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top. Then, add the remaining cookie dough, spreading it out evenly.
- Bake the skillet chocolate chip cookie until the edges are golden brown.
- Cool slightly, and enjoy!
Flavor Variations
Change things up by sprinkling in your own favorite add-ins! Some delicious additions or substitutions are:
- White Chocolate Chips
- Caramel Pieces
- Toffee Bits
- M&Ms
- Oreo Crumbs
- Butterscotch Chips
- Peanut Butter Chips
- Sprinkles
- Chopped Walnuts or Pecans
Serving Suggestions
Of course, you can enjoy this chocolate chip cookie skillet on its own, but we can never say no to a good topping! For a truly restaurant-worthy treat, try topping your dessert with options like:
- Whipped Cream
- Vanilla Ice Cream
- Chocolate Sauce
- Caramel Sauce
- Chocolate Chips
Common Questions About This Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Yes! Substitute any round, oven-safe skillet or baking dish, and follow the recipe as normal.
Yes. Feel free to combine the ingredients for the dough, and store it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to one day. Or, freeze it for up to two months.
Thaw in the fridge overnight, and assemble the skillet as normal when you’re ready to serve.
This recipe is best served fresh while it’s still warm. However, if you have leftovers, they can be covered or transferred to an airtight container. They will stay fresh at room temperature for up to three days.
More Skillet Dessert Recipes
If you can’t get enough of easy and sweet skillet recipes, we’ve got your back! Check out these other simple yet decadent recipes.
- Salted Caramel Cookie Skillet
- Chocolate Hazelnut Skillet Brownie
- Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Skillet
- Baklava Skillet Pancake
Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup softened unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 8 ounce dark chocolate bar
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 8-inch skillet or an round oven-safe baking dish.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.3/4 cup softened unsalted butter, 1/3 cup white sugar, 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- Add the egg, and beat. Then, and the egg yolk to the mixture, and beat well.1 large egg, 1 egg yolk
- Stir in the vanilla extract.2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, sea salt, and baking soda.1 3/4 cup flour, 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing JUST until combined and there is no flour streaks.
- Chop the dark chocolate bar into chunks.1 8 ounce dark chocolate bar
- Fold the chocolate chunks into the cookie dough.
- Transfer half of the cookie dough to the greased skillet and add chocolate chips, add remaining cookie dough over the top to cover the chocolate chips, spreading it evenly.1/2 cup chocolate chips
- Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 20-25 minutes or until the edges are golden brown
- Allow the cookie skillet to cool for a bit before topping with ice cream.
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Nutrition
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I just want to let you know how much I appreciate the way you put the ingredients under each of the steps. Always so annoying to have to keep scrolling up to the ingredients! 😊
We’re so glad you find it helpful, Julie! 😊
Xo,
Alia & Radwa
Omg- amazing. Didn’t have the right size skillet so baked in a cake pan(heart shaped 🤣). Two delicious chocolate chip cookie layers with a a layer of melting, oozing chocolate in the middle. What could be wrong with that. Big hit with my boys.
Note: used extra dark chocolate chips – didn’t have the dark chocolate bar –